I'm sure everyone's been there, but I just lost my favorite disc yesterday. She was a perfectly broken in green z-xs. She held a hyzer-flip like nobody's business, consistently giving me 325-350 ft of glorius straightness. I had her on line mobbing straight at the pin when some punk tree jumped in the way and snatched her up. I tried climbing the tree, but couldn't find her. I have other z-xs's to back her up, but they aren't broken in like she was.

So first off, here's to hoping some kind soul finds her and calls to return her.

Secondly, any suggestions on ways to break in a disc in a hurry?

Third, any suggestions for a replacement for a broken in xs? Maybe something Innova DX that will be faster to break in?

if you have a play it again sports near bye, try them out. I always see z xs's there and they are already beat/used/etc. maybe in a day you're get a nice phone call and won't need a replacement. If you have back ups though. play a round using all thumbers-its the best way to break in a z disc quickly.

Been there done that. I recently lost my 2 favorite discs in one round. I wouldn't hold out much hope for a phone call. I've NEVER had 1 disc returned to me. Those two I lostr a few weeks ago, were lost in the "woods", not a pond. I'm sure someone eventually found them...and I'm sure I'll never see them again. I don't honestly know why I even bother writing my name and number on them anymore. I should have given up years ago. Maybe I'll start having a "finders /keepers" attitude from now on too?

I'd had a bad experience with a Valk in the past, but I think it was just too damn heavy for me.

2 Questions:

1. Will the valk be more liable to hyzer flip than the viking (-2 vs -1)
2. Will the low speed fade of the valk cause it to finish substantially more to the left, or will it finish as straight as the viking because the increased low speed fade has to compensate for the increased high speed turn?

I'd love to hear from anyone who's thrown these side by side on a semi-regular basis.

depending on how long you have till something breaks in...a star sidewinder may help remedy your situation....but that would only be a bandaid fix. Getting the disc you like...and just breaking it in is the best way.

1. Will the valk be more liable to hyzer flip than the viking (-2 vs -1) 2. Will the low speed fade of the valk cause it to finish substantially more to the left, or will it finish as straight as the viking because the increased low speed fade has to compensate for the increased high speed turn?

it is easier to hyzer flip a valk.

the viking and valk have similar finishes, with the valk having slightly more fade. the turn basically cancels it out.